Merge pull request #258 from kaif969/feat/candy_problem

135. candy.cpp

Author: SjxSubham

135. Candy.cpp

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+class Solution {
+public:
+    int candy(vector<int>& ratings) {
+        int n = ratings.size();
+        vector<int> count(n, 1);  // Step 1: Initialize with 1
+
+        // Step 2: Left to Right
+        for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+            if (ratings[i] > ratings[i - 1]) {
+                count[i] = count[i - 1] + 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Step 3: Right to Left
+        for (int i = n - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
+            if (ratings[i] > ratings[i + 1]) {
+                count[i] = max(count[i], count[i + 1] + 1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Step 4: Total candies
+        return accumulate(count.begin(), count.end(), 0);
+    }
+};